20 words are hidden in the letters, or ten short ones for a first try. Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter.
The 20 words
dinosaur fossil bones raptor rex tail claws teeth horns scales egg nest roar stomp giant spikes footprint museum dig stegosaur
Dinosaur words like fossil, bones, roar and stomp, with three names, raptor, rex and stegosaur. There are 20 words and 107 letters to find. The longest words are "footprint" and "stegosaur", at 9 letters. No word on the list uses J, Q, V, Y and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 3 | rex egg dig |
| 4 letters | 3 | tail nest roar |
| 5 letters | 6 | bones claws teeth horns stomp giant |
| 6 letters | 5 | fossil raptor scales spikes museum |
| 8 letters | 1 | dinosaur |
| 9 letters | 2 | footprint stegosaur |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: bones, rex, tail, claws, teeth, horns, egg, nest, roar and dig. None has more than 5 letters. On a phone the full puzzle takes twelve of the 20, so the letters stay big enough to tap.
Hints for this puzzle
- Start with the longest words. Footprint, stegosaur and dinosaur take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 4 words start with S. When you find an S, check it for scales, stomp, spikes and stegosaur.
- 3 words start with R. When you find an R, check it for raptor, rex and roar.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: fossil, teeth, egg and footprint.
Play it or print it
On the screen, tap the first letter of a word and then its last letter, and the word is crossed off the list. Easy hides words across and down, Medium adds corner to corner, and Hard adds backwards. Press Print for two pages, the puzzle and its answer key, and "New puzzle" for the same words in new places. The word search maker page explains how each grid is made and kept clean.
Hand it out before a museum trip or at a dinosaur birthday table. Draw one big footprint on the back and write inside it the words that name parts of a dinosaur.
The same words on bingo cards and flash cards
The bingo card generator deals these words onto cards, each one a different mix, and the flash cards page prints them eight to a sheet.
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Questions
What words are in the dinosaurs word search?
Dinosaur, fossil, bones, raptor, rex, tail, claws, teeth, horns, scales, egg, nest, roar, stomp, giant, spikes, footprint, museum, dig and stegosaur.
Is there an easier dinosaurs word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with bones, rex, tail, claws, teeth, horns, egg, nest, roar and dig. On Easy, words only run across and down.
Can I print it with an answer key?
Yes. Press Print for two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Each press of "New puzzle" makes a different sheet.
Is the dinosaurs word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.